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Spring Garden

I have to admit I have been giving myself pats on the back for this one. I am so proud.

I love just looking at it and admiring its beauty.

I have had gardens in the past. But this one takes the cake!

These pictures are from April 21st.

Left side of the garden

Watermelon

Watermelon with a fly

Cantaloupe

Nibbles always waits by the fence when his Mama is in the garden.

Right Side of the garden

Right side of the garden

Back in the fall, my right side of the garden looked great and my left side was still getting prepped. But as you can see the left just exploded this season. These are pictures from this morning.

Pea pods

Right side of the garden

Left side of the garden

Watermelon

Cantaloupe

Pickling cucumbers

Watermelon

Corn

Green Beans

Pineapple

I am definitely not done. I want to get some wild flowers planted. Oh I also forgot to take pictures of the milkweed with butterfly eggs on it. Brianna is so excited. But the heat is getting bad so I don’t how long some of these plants will last. Summers in Florida is like a winter up north. You can’t plant anything; it’s too hot and too rainy. I will be conditioning my soil during that season and prepping for a huge fall garden.

I am even thinking of another expansion. One in a more shady area to grow plants that can’t handle a lot of heat and sun.

I have one of those fancy Nikon cameras that have too many buttons and options for me to learn so I keep it on auto. LOL Its one of those things that I would love to learn but haven’t gotten that far yet.